Being taken over by snails

[infinsable]

HELP!!! My tank is being taken over by small black snails,I dont want to use chemicals to kill them,I need to know if there are any fish that will eat them. Thanks

 

[cprdnick]

What kind of adult snails do you have? You may not want them dead. Saltwater snails are a good thing (most of them), unlike freshwater.

 

[infinsable]

These little suckers are all over my clams so they dont open,I have large turbos and nassarius

 

[thomas712]

What is black about them? shell or ped?
Describe shape of shell?
Color of ped?
Thomas

 

[infinsable]

Black shell and white peds

 

[thomas712]

Like this?

 

[infinsable]

The closest I could find when searching is a Baha (Cerith) snail, small cone shaped,According to the article they are fine,maybe their cleaning the shell of the clams,lets hope they clean and run

 

[ekclark]

Buy a few blue leg hermits...they'll kill off your snails in no time

 

[bang guy]

Originally posted by InFINSable
The closest I could find when searching is a Baha (Cerith) snail, small cone shaped,According to the article they are fine,maybe their cleaning the shell of the clams,lets hope they clean and run
Can you post a pic? I'm worried that you have found some type of Black Pyramid snail. I've never heard of it but anything is possible.

 

[thomas712]

Bang I wondered about that but I have never seen a black pyimidal snail either. I have had them that are checkerboard or swirl with the dark patterns but not all black.
I though perhaps he had a mud snail at first.
STill not sure but a pic would be nice.

 

[donmgicwon]

Originally posted by Thomas712
Like this?
Whats wrong with the mud snails?

 

[tyr-sog]

Originally posted by InFINSable
HELP!!! My tank is being taken over by small black snails,I dont want to use chemicals to kill them,I need to know if there are any fish that will eat them. Thanks

Get a trigger.

 

[thomas712]

Originally posted by donmgicwon
Whats wrong with the mud snails?
If it were the mud snail that I posted then, if they even thought for a second that the clam was dieing or declining then they would have swarmed over it and there would have been nothing left in a very short time.

 

[donmgicwon]

Originally posted by Thomas712
If it were the mud snail that I posted then, if they even thought for a second that the clam was dieing or declining then they would have swarmed over it and there would have been nothing left in a very short time.

So, it would not be a good idea to have a mud snails with a clam?

 

[debbie]

I have the same thing, some are black and some a white color. They are quite small and the shell resembles a mussel to me. Sort of flat like a mussel shell.
Are these critters okay?
They seem to be on the glass at times, rock and just motoring everywhere.
Debbie :happyfish

 

[donmgicwon]

bump

 

[bang guy]

Originally posted by donmgicwon
So, it would not be a good idea to have a mud snails with a clam?
They would only attack a dying Clam as far as I know. That might make them a good thing to have. It would be better for the dead Clam flesh to be eaten rather than rot & possibly crash the whole tank.

 

[infinsable]

Thanks for the replys I tried to snap a pic but they're to small to show up,They are not eating the clam just on the shell,I do think that they are baby Cerith snails so Its a good thing,Thanks again

 

[bang guy]

My concern is that a Clam shell is not a normal hang-out spot for Cerith Snails. Pyramidillidae Snails eat in a way similar to a mosquito so you won't notice the damage.